Talk About Master
Through the northern forest
The sun sets in the middle of the Dead Desert.
Worst of all, the clouds are so thick tonight that we can't see the night sky.
"Olasha, Lucette, let's not travel any further today."
I agree with Aritote's opinion.
"Olasha, Aritote is right. If you can't see your feet in the Dead Desert, you'll die."
"Quicksand?"
That's dangerous, too.
"There are many places in the Dead Desert that are hollow and the ground is loose. It's not uncommon for a hole to suddenly open up under your feet while you're walking."
"I see, it's dangerous in this darkness."
"That's right. We're on rocky ground right now, so let's spend the night here."
But then he said.
"Well, there's nothing we can do about it."
"I left all of Lucette's things behind."
All there is is a few tools of Aritote.
We ran away before I could buy dried meat or something.
"You both went with me. So I'll prepare food for you both."
Olasha said without hesitation.
"Stop, stop"
"The creatures of the Dead Desert are always starving so there's nothing to eat."
"No problem. Here you go."
Olasha said that and threw a bag at us.
"…What's this?"
"It's a preserved food. It's about to expire, so it's perfect."
"Um... there's a bag inside the bag?"
"There's food in it."
I do as Olasha says and cut the bag with a knife.
"Eh... bread."
"It's nice and soft, with some moisture in it."
"Oh, please don't eat that white lump."
That being said, I'll check.
One small white stone
Beautifully rounded
"Fill that empty bag with water."
"With muddy water?"
"Well, I'll do as I'm told."
I filled the empty bag with muddy water according to Olasha's instructions.
"Then you put the white lump in the bag."
"I understand?"
After a while, the white lump broke up and started bubbling.
"Pull the string of the bag straight up."
I pulled the string as told
Then something interesting happened
"Uwaa!"
"Amazing!"
What was attached to the string was a very fine net.
The net pulls foam and sand away from the water
And what was collected in the bag with the net removed was
"It turned into water..."
"Olasha, can I drink this?"
"Yes, you can drink it. But please mix it with this."
After saying that, he handed me a small bag.
When I opened it, it smelled good.
"A powder that smells like fruit?"
"If you dissolve it in water, it becomes fruit water."
""......""
I can't help but exclaim.
"What's wrong?"
"No, I'm just glad you're feeding us this good stuff..."
"Olasha, I want to ask you something."
"What is it?"
I say the rest on behalf of Aritote.
"Who are you?"
I've never seen or heard anything like this.
Before that, Olasha was abnormal in everything.
"What country were you born in?"
"...The Holy Kingdom."
I got an impossible answer
"Didn't the Holy Kingdom sink 100 years ago?"
"No, the Holy Kingdom is still alive and well."
"So you came from the north wall?"
"……"
The answer didn't come back
"Sorry, if you don't want to say it..."
"No, I'll tell you."
The answer was surprising.
"I didn't want to die."
"What do you mean?"
"I disobeyed the rules set by my master."
"And you think that will get you killed?"
"I don't know. But my actions deserve the death penalty."
"What did you do?"
"…I killed a fellow student."
He said he killed his comrade.
It certainly wouldn't be strange if it was a death penalty.
"For me, my master is a mentor, someone I respect, and an absolute presence."
"Do you want to live even if it means disobeying him?"
"I want to live. That's wrong. I didn't want to die."
"It’s the same… oh, it’s different."
"Then, since I couldn't stay in the Holy Kingdom, I stole a ship. Without thinking about where I was going."
"And you ended up here?"
"Yeah"
Why did Olasha kill his comrade?
That's the only thing he didn't say.
"What kind of person is your master?"
"I have two masters."
"Heh?"
"I don't know their past. They call them Master Shiero and Master Fisse."
"They're the ones Olasha looks up to, right?"
I'm sure they are incredible people.
"Well, they can read, write, do calculations, swordsmanship, martial arts, etc."
"They are a monster."
"Are they from some noble family?"
However, the food was quite simple.
On the contrary
"I don't think so. We are all orphans, but our master also ate with us."
Then that's not the case.
Although there is no guarantee, it is hard to imagine that nobles eat the same diet as orphans.
"On the contrary, our teachers often cooked meals for us."
I think I'm seeing his true feelings for the first time.
Olasha seems to really respect his master.
The passionate reminiscing continued until late.
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